Multrple-gbjp belt buckle



Oct. 12 1926 s. B UCHSBAUM MULTIPLE GRIP BEILT BUCKLE Fild March 25, 1922 Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATE S 1,602,749 PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL nvcnsngum, 011 c;nc.axqo, rumoxs Applicacion flled March 23, 1922. Se:ial 1fTo. 546,115.

My invention relates to belt buckles und more particularly t0 a belt buckle having a gripping n1ember made up 01": a plurality 01 gripp'ing units.

lt is a purpose of the invention to provide u be1t buckle which willfirmly grip -the be1t at all portions thereof transversely 0f the szune, and which Will conform to any irregu- 1arity in the thickness of th e belt 01' 'any Variation in the distance between the pivot of the gripping memb'er ar 1d the fron t plate 015 12118 bucklkg.

It is a further purpose of the invention to provide a be1t buckle comprising a front p1ate and a gripping membef ada1oted t0 -grip a belt end betWeen s aid member and front p1ate, Which gripping memb er comprises a plurality of gripping units indepenclently pivotally m0unteld so that the gripping units may be tilted at varying ang1s relative t0 the front p1ate, so that the belt will be gripped firmlj by all cf said gripping niembers 110 matter Wh2l the c0ntt ur 0f the be1t 01 frnt plate may be.

It is still a further purpose f the inven tio1uto provide belt b'uckleQ with a gripping member o1 the above mentioned chancter Which coinprises gripping units that are relatively thin so that the same may be sta1i1pe-d 0ut at compziratively a small cost, S11(1 gripping unitg being identical in shape and preferablybeing each provided with a ortion which is adapted 'to be engaged by a member carrying means f0r holding the Other end 01": thdbelc f01 mo ving -the gripping rnember inco position to grip the be1t and with rneans adapted to be engaged by said member carrying the other end of the halt to re1ease the gripping niem ber from the belt.

It is another object of the invent ion to provide said gripping units with be1t ensu1faces which are arranged eccentrica]ly 10 the pivot 0f the units, whereby said grippix 1g 1 ne1nber will bg moved' into belt damping positi0n due t0 t-he tensiqn placed 011 the be1t when in use.

It is 21 frther object 0f' the inventipn to provide a belt clamping member comprising aj31urality of un'its-which is pivotally mounted between the side fla nges 01 ja"front plante, and a member" cafrying scuring .mens for the other end o'f the'belt a1sop'im otally mountd betweerisaid flange s, said @l@1 1 1@11 d- SW1 11i1sf ml n on member having inclependent ment relative t-o each other.

Other obje 'cts and advantages of the invntion will appear as the description Of the acc0h1panfing drawings p roc eed. HOWf eyer, I 'desir'e t0 h'aveit distinctly understQg l that I 010 110t intend t0 limit myself to the exact details sho\vn 0x: dqescribed, but that I ihten d t0 include as 'part of m'y i nvention all sch obyiou changes and inodi- 1cations 01" parts as W0111d 00Cuf to a p61s 0n skilledin this art, arid as would fa ll wi'thin the scope of the claims.

In th drawingS Fig 1 is a. plai1 view ofa belt buckle embodying my improved belt clampihg membe1 taken fro m the rear Side thereof sho'wing a belt in p'o sition therein,"the plate Garrying on e encl of the belt being SHOWI1 s' being partlybr0lmn ax vayy Fig. 2is a section of Fig l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View through the buckle taken at t'he piv0f mehr be1f0r the cl ampi1gg' Units} and Fig. 45 is 21 side V1 GW shoWing one of the be1t clamping unitS ngaging one 'pp1tion of the belt in full lines and a'n0ther of the belt clamping units engaging Said Portionof ehe be1t in dotted lines.

Referring in det'ail to tl1e drawings, the improved blt buckle Comp'1iskesafronfi Plate 10 having rearwatdly' 'extending flangs 11 between Which is munted the p1Volt pin 12 whi ch may beheaded over' as ShoWn at 13and upon which is.pivotally 'niunted the plate 14 having the side flanfges 15 between Wh1Ch ispivotally mountged at 16 the bellt end 'g1i13- ping mernber 17 having the teeth l8enfgnging withthe be1t engl-19 andbeing provided with a handle porti'on 20 whic h is adif teld to e;1gag@ with the down struckstop h1emb{er 21 pro vided 0n the plat 1 1. VVh ile orie Weil known type of gririping nigmber' 01" i a*(:her is shown on this plateit is'to be unierstdwd Chat any forrnof fzistening mean canbe Used for securing th6belt en d 19 t0 thefbelt end carrying memb'erl4; pivotally mounted pivotal movetaken 0n ghe 11116 2 2 bet ween the side flanges' 1101f the pleite 10.

units ancl the front plate 10, this being particularly 01 aclvantage Wheie a front plate that is transversely as well as longitudinally curved, is usecl, such as tl1e front plate 10, Whi0h it will he seen is shown as being curvecl hoth longitudinally ancl transversely by reference t0 13 igs. 2 ancl 3. Bach 01 the belt clampin g 01 gripping units 22 is proviclecl with an opening 21 101 reoeiving the pivot pin 12, ancl is proviclecl with a plurality of belt engaging men1bers 01 teeth 25, tl1e engaging surfaces 013 which are arranged ecoentrio to the opening 24 so that if the belt end 23 is moved to the left in Fig. 2, tl1e memloer 22 in assuming the positiou sh0wn in full li11es 111 Fig. 2 Will be clrawn into such a osition that the haicler the pull 011 tl1e memher 23 towa1cl tl1e left, the tigl1ter the Same will be clampecl between the membei 22 ancl the front plate 10, this being clue t0 the fa0t that tl1e -clistance hetvveen tl1e pivot 12 ancl the teeth 25 at the right of Figs. 2 ancl 4 is greater tl1an the distance betvveen the pivot pin 12 ancl tl1e teeth 25 at the left 0f saicl figures. Euch of the memhers 22 is also providecl with a substantially st1aigl1t upper eclge 26 which joins with the sicle edge 27 in a sha1p corner 28. Each 01E said 1110mbe1s 22 is also proviclecl with a lug 01' projeotion 29 forming a sl1a1p ofiset- 01' shoulder at 30 ancl heing proviclecl with a curvecl oute1 suiface at 31.

It Will l0e notecl f10111 Figs. 1 and 2 that the lug 29 of eaoh 01 the units 22 lies in alignn1ent witl1 the rear eclge portion 32 01 the plate 14 so tl1at 1vhen the plate 14 is sxvung in a counterolockwise cli1ection in F1g. 2, the rear eclge portion 32 will engage with the etlge 30 011 tl1e lug 29 so as to swing eaoh 0f the units 22 in a counterclockwise (lirection, thus releasing the sa111e fron1 engagement with the belt encl 23. lt Will also be seen tl1at when the 111e111ber 22 is out of belt engaging osition tl1at if the memloei 14 is swung in a cl0okwise cli1'ection tl1e unclersurlaee thereof Will engage witl1 the eclge 26 of each 0f the members 22 throxving then1 around 111 a olockwise direction, so as t0 move tl1e same i11t0 belt engaging position. After sa1cl members have been moved into belt engag1ng position a slightn1ovement o1 tl1e holt encl 23 towarcl the left Will cause saicl meinbers t0 l0e movecl into belt clarnping position saicl members assuming various angles relative 130 each other and relative to the :E1011t plate 10 depencling upon the ;listanoe between t-l1e pivot memher 12 and the portion 01 tl1e bel t encl 23 which the gripping 01 clamping un1ts 22 engage. F01: example, the gripping meml oers 01 clamping members 22 acljacent the s1de edge portions of the helt encl 23 will assume substantially the full line position shovvn in Fig. 41, whereby those .nea1er the center of the holt Will assume substantially the dottecl line position shown in Fig. 41,

those between the side ancl n1iclclle porti0ns 01. the belt assuming positions between the iu1l ancl elottecl line position shown in Fig. 1.

A holt gripping member o1 tll@ character clescriloecl above Will grip the belt ve1y fi1mly, making it substantially impossible 1'O1 tl1e holt encl 23 t0 slip relative to tl1e front plate 10, anel -clne to the lac t that tl1e gripping is done over substantmlly the entue transverse portion of tl1e holt in alignment Willi tl1e g1ipping members, there Wlll be 110 marring of tl1e halt clue to the gripping a0- tion 01 the memhers even when provi1lecl 1vitl1 teetl1, such as shown. This is lue to tl1e fact that while the entire gripping 1110111- ber macle up 01 the gripping units will e11* gage ehe belt encl 23 ve1y firmly, it is only necessary 'f01 each unit to have a gentle olamping action 011 the belt encl to 21000111- plish the desi1ecl purp0se, this being pr 1n cipally clue to tl1e structure 0f tl1e gnpp1ng men1ber comprising a plurality 01 gripping units having indepenclent pivotecl movement relative t0 each other. lt is to be umlerstoocl that the gripping membel clescribed above While being shovvn as being applietl t0 one pa1'ticular 101'111 of helt buckle may be usecl with other forme, und it Will be ohvious that the invention n1ay he appliecl to 111111101 ous types 0:E belt buckles, the in1po1tant 10ature being that tl1e gripping memhei is 111 acle up of a plurality 01: gripping units.

I-laving tl1us clescribecl my invention, what I clesire to elaim ancl secure hy U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. In a belt buckle, a body ortion, n clamping men1bev mountecl 011 saicl bocly portion '1f01 pivotal movement relative thereto, said clamping n1en1ber comprising a plu 1rality of acljoining clamping u11its having inclepenclent pivotal movement, anal 111ea11s f01 moving seid clamping units into helt engaging positions.

2. 111 a holt buckle, a b0cly portion, a clamping n1ember mountecl 011 saicl bocly portion 'l01 pivotal 11101 e111e11t relative theret0, saicl olamping memher comprising a plurality 015 atljoining clamping units having inclepenclent pivotal movement, anal means ;f01 moving saicl units t0 helt releasing position.

3. In a belt buckle, b0cly portion, a clamping memloer mountecl 011 sai(l hocly portion for pivotal movement relative the1eto, said clamping member comprising a plurality 0'I"; acljoining clamping units having i11flepenclent pivotal movement, ancl a 1110111- be1 -E01 1noving saicl units into belt engaging osition, saicl men'iber being proviclecl witl1 means fo1 secu1ing the otl1e1 encl 01 a belt thereto.

4. In a belt huokle, a bocly portion, a

.clamping memloer mountecl 011 saicl bocly portion 101 pivotal movement relative there Co, saut]. clampmg mernber compr1sing a plurality 0tf adjoining clamping units having indepericlent pivotal movement, and a 1110mber 10r 1110vi11g said units to belt releasing osition, seid member being provided with n1eans 101 seeuring the other end of a belt thereto.

5. In a belt buckle, 21 body portion and a clamping member pivotally n1ounted 011 said bocly ortion, saicl clan1ping men1ber 00m prising 11 plurality o'f narr0w sheet metal belt engaging n1en1bers arrangecl side by sicle in abutting 1elation and having independent pivotal moven1ent, aicl belt engaging members engaging said belt edgewise 0f said men1bers.

6. A belt buckle of the character described comprising 21 front place and 21 belt end clamping element eccentrically pivotally 1110u11ted the1ein, saicl element comprising a plurality 0'E adjoining indiviclual belt engaging units, a n1ember having rneans f0r securing the other e11d of a belt thereto pivobally mounted relative t0 saicl clamping elen1ent and means 011 seid member engaging said clan1ping element t0 1110v0 the same i11t0 clan1ping relation with said belt.

7. A. belt buokle 0f the character described con1prising a front plate und 21 belt end clamping elen1ent eceentrically pivotally mountecl thereon, said element comprising 51 p1umlity 0f adjoining individual belt engaging units, a men1ber having rneans f01 securing tl1e-other end of a belt thereto pivotally mountecl relative t0 saicl clzunping element, anal n1eans 011 seid n1en1ber engaging 1neans 011 eaeh 0f seid units to m0ve the same out 015 elzunping relati0n with said belt.

8. In 21 deviee of the character described,

11 belt buckle con1prising a front plate, and

a plurality 01 elamping elements for one e11cl 0l: szucl belt eccentncally pivotally mounted thereon, sa1d clamp1ng elements be- 111g mountecl sicle by side in abutting relati0n ior inclependent swinging moven1ent relatively to eacl1 other and each having notched edge portions engaging saicl belt 001- lectively provicling 21 serrated belt engaging surface.

9. In a clevice 0f the character described, 21 belt buckle con1prising a front plate, a clamping element f01 one encl of said belt ancl 21 clarnping element f0r the other end 0f seid belt, saicl elements being mounted 101 independent swinging movement about a (20111111011 pivot pin in sai0l fr0nt plate, and one 0f saicl elements being eccentrically mountecl therein and comprising a plurality 0f inclependently pivoted clamping units arranged side by side in abutting relationl0. In a device of tl1e character described,

21 belt buckle comprising a front plate, a. clamping element for one end of said .be1t pivotally mounted therein and a gripping element for the other end 0f seid belt piv- 0tally n1ounted therein, one 0f said elements being eccentrically mounted therein, and the othevof said elements being provided with means adapted t0 engage said first elen1ent 130 move said first clampingelement into and 0ut 0f clamping position, one of said ele- 1nents comprising a plurality 0f independently pivotally mounted belt engaging units.

1'1. In 21 device of the character described, a belt buckle comprising a fr0nt plate, a n1ember provided with means f0r securing one end 0f a belt thereto pivotal1y mounted 011 saicl fro nt plate, und a n1ent f'or the other end of seid belt pivotally mounted on said front plate, said element eomprising adjoining belt engaging units eaeh having.means thereon, whereby when said men1ber is swung 011 its piv0t away frorn said front plate, saicl member engages With saicl means to swing each of said units 0n its pivots to belt releasing position.

12. In a device 0f the character described, a belt buckle comprising 21 front plate, a 111en1ber providecl with means f0r securing one end of a belt tl1ereto pivotally mounted. 0n saicl front plate, and a clamping elen1ent for tl1e other end of said belt pivotally mounted 011 said front platze, said element co1nprising belt engaging units having means thereon, swung toward said front plate, said member engages said Ineans to swing eaeh of said un1'ts independently toward belt engaging position.

13. In a belt buckle, a body portion and a clamping n1ember mounted 011 seid body portion for pivotal movement relative thereto, said clamping n1ember comprising a multiplicity of closely spaeecl parallel sheet n1etal clamping units engaging edgewise with saicl belt.

14. In 21- belt buckle. a booly portion, a,

belt gripping member niounted 0n said body portion f0r pivotal movement relative theret0 am]. an actuating member, said belt gripping member comprising 21 plurality of sheet metal gripping members arranged side by side witl1 their flat faces aoljoining and hav'- ing a. belt engaging portion along one edge thereof and means on the opposite edge thereof for engagement by the actuating n1ember.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my na.me this 9th day of March A.D. 1922.

SAMUEL BCHSBAUM.

whereby wl1en said member is clamping ele- 

